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ated, both in matters Of business and

wv pfopSii} appreciate thos among
whom he lives until he il ahnut, pers
m~aaeatly, 10 separate himself from
them, Then 1t IL that no heglns to
realize that his bearing toward h them
has not been as 1t would hs II he
had his past life TO live ever. or at
least, such Ia the ease with inc, We
do not rightly appreciate that which
wa have The privilege OF every day
enjoying. There are certain feelings
within us that seem to remain dor.
mant until aroused, Such have been
the feelings within me for those who
are gathered around me on this oe-
e~asion, but nov the time is At hand
when | wish that had language at
my command to express the emotions
of my heart. L am sad because l
hatn 10 leave you and the county in
which / was raised, and when l con-
eluded to change my residence, Ibid
not even then realize what feelings of
sorrow such a separation would pro-
duoe. However, it sometimes hap
pens during the course of a mans
life that it is the proper and best
thing for him to leave his home, rela-
tives and friends, Such. gentlemen,
| consider my situation and when l
am gone, | would ask you, il it be
possible, to forget my shortcomings,
for | know | have many, and remem-
Der my virtues, if any / may have. l
can assure you that wherever | may
go or whatever ties of friendship |
may form for others, the memory of
the regard you have shown me will
still remain. This watch and chain
l accept with great pleasure, not so
much because of its value, but be-
cause | take it as a manifestation of
the kindly feeling and regard you
have for me and as such / shall al
ways highly prize it. And now, be-
fore closing my remarks, I wish to
say this: l w my friends here a
debt of gratitude which I will never
be able to pay, and I leave you with
out any unklnd feelings toward friend
or fee, and 1 hope that in the fu-
ture my life may be such that you
will never have cause to be ashamed
of having honored me as you have
done on this occasion.
After the presentation, short but
appropriate speeches were made by
j. Y. Williams, Geo. Robertson and
f. r. Jesse. The meeting adjourn
Ell upon motion of j. G. Trimble.
RESOLUTIONS BY THE BAR.
At a meeting of the Mexico bar
this afternoon, the following resolu-
tions were introduced by j. G.. Trim
BILE and adopted:
Whereas, Orlando Hit. Esq, has
thought it best to sever his connec-
ton with the Mexico bar and move
to Trinidad, Col, there to pursue
the practice of his chosen profession;
and,
Whereas, in all our dealings with
him we have found him to be a law
yer of good abilities, a practitioner
never resorting to duplicity CT tricks
of questionable character, and a gen.
tleman of honor. truth and integrity
in all transactions as a lawyer and in
all relations of u social Or business
character; and,
Whereas, we deem it fitting that
those who have been associated with
him should bear tribute to his
/ character and worth therefore, be ii
Resolved. that we, the members OF
the Mexico bar. wish at this time to
bear testimony to the respect and
esteem with which we regard him;
and we feel that the bar. by his
removal, loses one of its most up
right, conscientious and faithful
members, and We recommend him to
the profession and citizens of his
new home as a lawyer and a gentle.
man worthy Of their confidence and
esteem and We assure them, from oul
long association with him, that NO
trustcommitted to his hands will evel
be betrayed.
ResoZved, that a copy of these re.
:, solutions be presented to Mr.. Hit
and also to the Mexico papers fol
publication.
T Passed by q vote of the member:
. of the bar present at a meeting held
on the End day of Aug, 1887.
F S. M. EDWARDS, Chm'n.
:, +. r. JESSE, Secy.